The project used the police blotter dataset from the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC) to obtain the time, location, and type of offense of police incidents recorded in the past 30 days. The goal of the project was to determine if the type and frequency of criminal incidents in Pittsburgh change over location, specifically if they changed around March 2020 due to the pandemic. Results showed that criminal incidents decreased around this time in South Side Flats and the Central Business District, and that arson, assult, and vehicle-related offenses decreased overall.
The presentation can be viewed in the embedded video and slideshow below.